Program Name: Creating Possibilities from Probabilities for Baltimore’s Youth
Award Amount: $200,000
Partner(s): Growing Griots Literacy Learning Program of the Griots Circle of Maryland, National Association of Black Storytellers, Discover ME/ Recover ME: Healing and Enrichment through the African Oral Tradition
Project Description: Implement multiple programs throughout the grant cycle, including:
* National Great Blacks In Wax: Docent Training; Intergenerational Family Learning; Imparting History knowledge
* Growing Griots Literacy Learning Program: Parent-Child Interaction through storytelling and the African Oral Tradition of song, music, dancing, drumming; Techniques for Becoming a “Growing Griots”.
* John “Kinderman” Taylor: Parent-Teacher Training to Encourage Early Childhood Learning
* Discover Me/Recover ME: The Healing Art of Storytelling
* Great Blacks In Wax Museum: Violence Prevention and Reduction through the Lessons of Black History
* Juxtopia Group: through its JET Juxtopia Engineer in Training program and JUICE helps high school age students obtain personalized training in minority micro enterprise
* Recruit, develop and retain great teachers to lead the programs
* Implement docent training and staff training
* Implement a qualitative and quantitative evaluation